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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM S. CRAIG, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,428, dated J uly 9, 1889. Application filed March 11, 1889- Serial N0.3OZ,'798. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: its compartment. Fig. is a detail view of a Be it known that I, IVILLIAM S. CRAIG, a portion of the rear side of the machine, showcitizen of the United States, residing at Daying the locking-bolt and actuating-lever. Fig. ton, in the county of Montgomery and State 6 is a perspective view of the drawer removed 5 of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefrom its compartment and showing a modified ful Improvements in Cash Registers and Inform of incline for it to travel on. dicators, of which the following is a full, clear, The same letters of reference are used to and exact description, reference being had to indicate identical parts in all the figure. the accompanying drawings, forming part of The registering and indicating mechanisms 10 this specification. of the machine (shown in Fig. 1) may be of My invent-ion relates more particularly to the usual well-known construction, and need the money drawer or till of such machines; not be here further described than to say that and it consists in a novel method of propelthey are supported in a frame A and inclosed ling such drawer from its compartment in the in the usual case or cabinet. 6 5 I5 machine. Heretofore the drawerin such ma- B are the operating-keys, pivoted 0n the chine has been arranged to be moved in and shaft C, having their front ends projecting out of its compartment in a horizontal plane, through the front side of the case and prosuitable means being provided for looking it vided with numbered buttons, and carrying in its closed position and for unlocking it on their rear ends the vertical tablet-rods D, 20 when it was desired to open it. For the purguided in cross-pieces E and carrying indipose of automatically propelling the drawer eating-tablets F. The tablet-rods are profrom or partially from its compartment when vided with shoulders a, which are engaged unlocked, it has been the practice to employ by the pivoted wing G in the usual manner either a spring arranged to be put under tento hold the tablets exposed to view. 25 sion when the drawer was pushed into its H are the registering-wheels arranged in compartment and to propel it therefrom when two banks, those of the lower bank being actunlocked, or independent weights so conuated by the dogs I), pivoted to the operatingnected with the drawer as to be lifted when keys, and those of the upper bank being the drawer was moved into position in its turned bythose inthelowerbank, in the usual 3o compartment and to throw it out when unmanner.

locked. I is a vibrating frame hung by side arms J My present invention consists in doing on the shaft C and extending across the tops away with the use of such springs and weights of all the keys, so as to be lifted upon the opand causing the drawer when released to be eration of any one of them. 3 5 automatically propelled from its compartment K is the gong, and L its hammer, secured to by its own gravity. an upward extension 0 of the wing G and act- In the accompanying drawingsl have illusuated to strike the gong upon the operation trated one method of accomplishing this reof any key through the medium of the bellk sult by the employment in the drawer-comcrank arm M, pivoted to the frame, as at d, 0

4o partment of an incline which the drawer as and connected at its forward end to the side cends as it is pushed into its compartment arm J of the vibrating frame I and carrying and down which it travels by its own gravity at its upper rear end a tripping-dog e, which when released toipropel itself out of its comengages a wipenblock f on the extension 0 of partment. the wing G, in the well-known manner. 5 45 Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a The case or cabinet is provided in its lower cash-register embodying my invention. Fig. portion with the drawer-compartment N, no- 2 is a top plan View of the interior of the vided on each side with downwardly and fordrawer-compartment. Fig. 3 is a top plan wardly extending inclines O,uponwhich rests view of the drawer. Fig. 4E is a sectional side and travels the drawer P, which has a come mo 50 elevation of the lower part of the machine, spondingly-inclined lower side.

showing the drawer partially propelled from Q are suitable guide-strips secured to the lower outer edges of the drawer I and arranged to lit in the grooves It, formed between the guide-strips S and inclines in the sides of the d1-awer-compartlnent.

T are friction-rollers jon'rnaled in and projecting slightly above the surface of the inclines O, to facilitate the movements of the drawer.

Secured to the upper rear CITUSS-PIGCO U of the drawer is the metal plate V, having an opening \V, arranged, when the drawer is closed, to be engaged by a locking-bolt X, to lock the drawer in its compartment. This locking-bolt plays up and down through suitable guides and is carried on the end of a pivoted lever Y, Fig. 5, extending from the bolt to one side of the machine and having its outer end bent up to be engaged bya rear ex.- tension Z of the bell-crank arm M, so that whenever that arm is actuated by the opera tion of any key its rear extension Z depresses the outer end of the lever Y and lifts the belt X to release the drawer. A suitable spring bearing against. the under side of the lever Y holds it :in its normal position with theboltX down.

Secured to the underside of the money-box of the drawer is a rearwardly-extendin g spring hook or catch A, arranged, when the drawer is partially propelled from its compartment, to come in contact with and be caught by a stop-plate I3, secured to the bottom of the drawer-compartment at its front side and bent up into the path of travel of the hook A. \Vhen it is desired to entirely remove the drawer, the spring-hook can be pressed up by the hand to release it from the stop-plate B.

It results from the construction and arrangement that, the drawer being locked in its compartment, as shown. in Fig. 1, upon the operation of a key it will be released and will travel down the inclines O to the position shown in Fig. 4, where convenient access may be had to it for the purpose of depositing money and making change. Upon pushing the drawer back into its compartment it willv become automatically locked and held therein until another key is operated. In this manner I am able to do away with the use of springs and independent weights for propelling the drawer from its compartment and cause it to be propelled therefrom by its own gravity.

It will be understood that my invention is not limited to the particular construction and arrangement of the'parts which I have shown to engage and travel upon inclined guides D,

secured to the sides of the drawercompartment, so that when the drawer is pushed into its compartment it will travel up said inclined guides, and when released will by its own gravity travel down them to the position shown in the dottedlines. In Fig. 0 the rear rollers t) are shown narrower than the trout ones, and. the rear guides l) wider than the front ones, so that the rear rollers will clear the front guides when the drawer is first inserted in the compartment, and both sets of rollers will have proper bearing on their respeetive inclines. The front wall of the drawer is shown extended at its sides and bottom to lit the enlarged compartment made necessary to accommodate the inclined guides I) and .rollers 3.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim 1. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with the operating-keys and the case or cabinet provided with a d rawer-compartment, of a drawer fitted therein and arranged when released to be automatically propelled therefrom by its own gravity, and means for releasably holding the drawer in its compartment actuated by the oymrating-keys to release the drawer, substantially as described.

2. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with the operating-keys and the case or cabinet provided with a drawercompartment,of a drawer titted therein and arranged when released to be automatically propelled therefrom by its own gravity, a locking device for locking the drawer in its compartment and actuated by the operation of the keys to release the drawer, substantially as described.

In a cash register and indicator, the cunt binat ion, with the operating-keys and the *ase or cabinet provided with a drawer-eonapartment, of a drawer titted therein, an incline upon which the drawer travels in and out of its compartment, and means for releasably holding the drawer in its compartment and actuated by the operatii'ig-keys to release the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4t. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with the operating-keys a nd. the case or cabinet provided with a d1'awer-cempartment, of a drawer titted. therein, an incline upon which the drawer travels in and out of its compartment, and a locking device [for locking the drawer in its eompartu'ient and actuated by the operation at the keys to re lease the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with the case or cabinet provided with a drawer-conipartment, of a drawer titted therein, an incline upon. which the drawer travels in and out of its compartment, friction-rollers interposed between the drawer and incline, a locking device for locking the drawer in. its compartment, and the operating keys mediately connected with said locking device to actuate the same to release the ICC lIO

drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with the operating-keys and the case or cabinet provided with a drawer-compartment, of a drawer fitted therein, an incline upon which the drawer travels in and out of its compartment, means for releasably holding the drawer in its compartment and actuated by the operating-keys to release the drawer, and a stop for limiting the outward movement of the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

'7. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with the operatingkeys and the case or cabinet provided with a drawer-compartment, of a drawer fitted therein, an incline upon which the drawer travels in and out of its compartment, friction-rollers interposed between the drawer and incline, a locking device for locking the drawer in its compartment and actuated by the operation of the keys to release the drawer, and a stop for limiting the outward movement of the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with a series of operating-keys, registering and indicating mechanisms actuated thereby to register and indicate the values of the keys operated, and a case or cabinet provided with a drawer-compartment, of a drawer fitted in said compartment and arranged when released to be automatically propelled therefrom by its own gravity, and alocking device for holding the drawer in its compartment and actuated upon the operation of a key to release the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with a series of operating-keys, registering and indicating mechanisms actuated thereby to register and indicate the values of the keys operated, and a case or cabinet provided with a drawer-compartment, of a drawer fitted in said compartment, an incline upon which the drawer travels in and out of its compartment, and a locking device for holding the drawer in its compartment and actuated by the operating-keys to release the drawer, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a cash register and indicator, the combination, with a series of operating-keys, registering and indicating mechanisms actuated thereby to register and indicate the values of the keys operated, and a case or cabinet provided with a drawer-compartment, of a drawer fitted in said compartment and arranged when released to be automatically propelled therefrom by its own gravity, a bar common to all the operating-keys and actuated by the operation of any one of them, and alocking device for holding the drawer in its compartment and actuated by the movement of said bar, whereby when any key is operated its value is registered and indicated and the drawer is released and automatically propelled from its compartment, substantially as and for the purpose described.

WILLIAM S. CRAIG.

Witnesses:

THoMAs CoRwIN, M. L. ALLEN. 

